Don’t look back in anger: A cross-sectional and dyadic examination of the Dark Triad, anger, and aggression in athletes

The Dark Triad (psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism) has been linked to anti-social behaviour in sport, while often involves aggression violence, no research date examined the relationship between anger athletes. current two-sample study sought address this gap. Multi-sample cross-sectional design. Sample 1 included 224 athletes (MAGE = 23.85) 2 98 coach-athlete dyads (196 total; athlete MAGE 18.15, coaches 34.84). In both samples, facets of were related aggression. 1, regression analyses indicated that psychopathy positively predicted Machiavellianism 2, actor-partner interdependence models a combination dyadic relationships (i.e., actor [coach personality their own aggression] partner effects other’s aggression]). regard, found narcissism Coach for Overall, findings provide evidence personal interpersonal highlight potential darker side coach influence emotions.